Its official!

1.16.2012

Ok so we were still trying to get back in the swing of things with the girls. So since there was no playgroup Kerry was having some of the playgroup people over to her house just for something todo. So we headed over there, with our swimmers and all because it was already super hot. When we got there another mom from playgroup was there with her two little boys, but they are a bit younger so the girls don’t really play with them. Lol Her little boy Ashton just started walking and he is the cutest thing ever! The girls were soo excited to see Val and after playing awhile everyone was hot so we all got in the pool. Played around for quite awhile. Then we had a little picnic, just in their yard. Then more swimming. Ashton and Jonah were getting cranky and needed their nap so we headed home. Kerry said something about Val coming over later. Which would be fun for the girls cause they love him soo much! So we walked home and had a bit of a rest and some snacks then Val shows up! So we get into our pool. Play for quite awhile then they have to run and play inside and then they have to get in the pool and then play inside. Its constant in…out…in …out. I just ended up staying in the pool on the floaty..working on my tan and let them do whatev..they knew where I was if they needed something lol

By the time Kerry came to pick him up it was pretty much dinner time so cooked dinner and did the bath and that whole thing. Then I skyped with Hannah! I just love that my friends are night owls soo that I can skype with them at like 12:30/1 in the morning lol Anyway we talked about our trip and what were gonna do and yadda yadda and while we were talking she did it!!! She actually BOUGHT her ticket!!! YAY I was sooo happy!! Not that I didn’t think she would but jus the fact it was official and that she was coming down made me sooo happy..I put a countdown in my planner and my calender. 65 days from this point she would be in my arms!!! So so many people that I talk to from back home are like, “Cool Australia, I wanna go. I should come when your there” I tell them to go for it, but its usually just talk! But for someone to actually come down and see me I am soo stoked! Also I was saying that, it will be like my city..that I get to show her around and everything will be new to her. Like if I was to take someone to Seattle, even though I would sorda know my way around they would sorda know what to expect or heard stuff from other people. But here no one besides me knows about the little details and places togo soo it will be totally new for her. I hope that makes sense?? Anyway it made me VERY VERY HAPPY!!!!

Wednesday it was still super hot, and this summer break thing was really wearing on me because, Adam and Pip like the girls to get out of the house and do something at least everyday so with nothing going on, I had to keep trying to come up with things todo. But luckily, it was so hot we seriously were in the pool all day! Finally they got a bit tired out. So we went inside and made Whoppi Pies. They are like little cake hamburgers with frosting in the middle. They were weird but the girls loved them! Then back in the pool.

After dinner and everything, I got to skype with Meg!! I miss her!! It had seemed like forever since we talked. I ♥ skype. I don’t know how I would be able to handle living this far away without it!!

Thursday I finally found something todo. At the Towers shopping center they have little activities and stuff during the summer holidays and today was Sherk and Fiona meet and greet! The girls like the Sherk movies so I thought it was something fun todo and just get out of the house. So we walked up there and just in time too!! We got there and as we were walking Shrek was walking out. The girls were sooo scared of him. I mean he was acting like and Orge but still they wouldn’t go and see him super close or shake his hand lol Then a few min later Fiona came and they liked her. She was caring the babies..so they like that. When she got into the circle of people her and sherk were kissing and being all silly together. I tried to force the girls out of the pram to go see them but they wouldn’t soo I went around back and got really close to where the line for pictures was he he he. So when the pictures started I probably ended up cutting in front of like 30 people mahhahaha we only had to wait like 5 min. and when we got up to take the picture the girls were still scared of Shrek so I had to be in the picture with them. It turned out cute though!!!

After that we had lunch, and went into a few stores, and went and saw the pet store. After that we headed home. On the way home I called my airline to book my flight. Something I was stressing about doing. But I got it done. June 3^rd! The official date that I will be back in the states. It makes me happy, even though its still a good 4 months away just that I have a time line know makes everything soo much better and stuff to look forward too!! J By the time I was home it was roasting. So I got changed as fast as I could and just jumped in the pool. Its so nice to have a pool! We got out and herd Lilly (our new neighbors) playing and she yelled for us to come over. So we went over there and played for awhile. Her mom Pat, is one of the sweetest people ever. So its always nice to go over there for a chat. Eventually I had to get home because it was dinner time and Pip was going to the shops, so I had to watch baby! So I gave the girls there dinner and I ended up skyping with Rose and Bill and Rachel. It was so good, they got to see the baby and I got to see Rachel’s big belly! I am soo happy that I did she only has 2 more weeks left so I almost missed it but it was soo nice to see them and talk for a bit! I cant wait to see her little girl!! ♥

After Adam and Pip came home with the groceries and after we had dinner. I cant remember if I just talked to mom and dad or if we skyped! Either way I got to talk to them. Which was good I hadn’t in awhile it seemed!

Friday was another hot day and I wasn’t complaining! I love spending all day in the pool!! Which we totally did. Then after lunch we went over to tKathryns and swam in their pool!! Lol its was fun it gives the girls kids to play with and Kathryn is super nice to talk to!! Fridays seem to be a boring night for me..no one ever invites me out todo anything on Fridays..oh but they do stuff I hear about it the next day but oh well. So I just stay in and watch a movie with Adam and Pip.

I had txt’d Pamps (Rachel) to ask if she could pick me up for service, and she said she would so I was all set for Sat. That night at about 4am I get a txt from her saying that she is sick and that she wasn’t going out. Good thing it woke me up because then I saw it and turned my alarm off and went back to bed. So Saturday morning I slept in! I didn’t have anything really todo soo I spent all day looking up stuff for me and Hannahs road trip! Its really hard because there is soo many towns and I really have no clue whats in any of the towns. So its a lot of research! But what I found is gonna be awesome!! J After that I was just really bored so I walked up to the towers and I don’t even remember what I did there. Just roamed around I guess. But when I got back home, Adam and all 3 girls were over at Kathryns and Alex’s and Pip was upstairs sick. So after coming to the realization that I wasn’t going to be doing anything tonight, I headed over there. It was fun, Adam was happy because I took care of the baby..not that he asked me to but because I wanted to. But all the kids played and swam and played and then Adam made dinner for all of us. At some point at dinner we were talking about how dorky they were when they were younger or something and I said, “Ya I’d like to see that” and soo before ei knew it Alex was getting the old home movies out of him and Adam. It was sooo hilarious. Both Adam and Alex said it was painful to watch because they were just soo dumb and dorky lol But I got a kick out of it!

Sunday, I go tto sleep in again. Since this is the first time we had our normal meeting since the new year, and our meeting got changed to 4.….blahhhh!! So I had pretty much all day todo nothing. Luckily I told Britnie and Bry that I wanted to Skype so I had that set up! So they called me and it wasn’t just them it was a ton of people. Bry was having a little party thing at her house and soo I got to see lots of people from the Yakima area. It was fun skyping with that many people. We even got a picture with some of us!!

　

Laurie is soo good about pictures! Even though it might seem a bit dorky, in the long run it will be my favorite pictures just to show that I was included in some stuff even though I wasn’t there!!! After that I got a txt from Kathryn saying she was going to Ikea and wondering if I wanted to go. Like I said I had nothing todo so I went! So pretty much every Ikea is exactly the same. Not a big difference there. We kinda rushed through it because she had friends coming over for a bbq and she knew exactly what she wanted. But we had time to get coffee and a treat after. Its nice going with families or older people because they treat me like one of the kids or something and always buys my stuff heheh We got home just in time for me to change and get ready for meeting!

After meeting I thought I should work on my blog and try and catch up….but I have so much to say they are always super long and always take forever to write soo I didn’t really catch up a whole lot…still trying! But while I am doing that I do get distracted, with FB or even Skype. I ended up skyping Caitlyn, Rachel (from the states) cousin. They had just gotten into Whistler, Canada for a week long skii trip, right after they got back from Australia. So that was fun seeing her again!

Monday rolls around…and I rack my brain of stuff we can find todo today. But when I get up Pip tells me that she has a friend that’s coming over that has 2 little girls!! Yay!! Because when there is other kids around they just do there own thing and I don’t really have to be there constantly. Lol So her friend comes over to see the baby…looks at her..hold her for like 2 sec, Trinity starts crying and she hands her back to me right away…that was the extent of her seeing the baby! Lol So I leave the moms to talk and I just take the baby to my room…I am on baby duty! Me and Pip switch off..either your on Girls duty or Baby Duty! So I went into my room and ended up skyping with Amy! I hadn’t talked to her forever and she was happy to see the baby! Then after awhile I ended up skypign with Meggan too. Not for very long though I think Trinity woke up or something but its still good to see her face. So after they left I get a txt from Kathryn saying we can come over for a play if we want because they weren’t doing anything. So we went over there, up until dinner time. When we got home Pip had made the girls dinner. Which helped out heaps. Also Adam is doing this diet thing so he has these weird fish things for dinner soo I didn’t have to cook! YES!!!

After I was done for the day I got on the compute and Mom skyped me, but when I answered it was Mom AND Staci!! It was awesome. I couldn’t see mom something tweaked out there but they could see me and ya it was really cool I hadn’t seen Poo in forever. She was laughing at how much of a spaz I was!! So I talked to them for quite awhile..then even after that I skyped with Hannnah and I had to tell her about all the places I researched about our roadtrip and what exactly we wanted todo and what she wanted to see yadda yadda. It ends up that I am gonna do whatever and she will be happy!! AHHH I cant wait for her to be here!!! When we were done skyping I was determined to get into shape for our trip so I went for a Jog!

60 days til Hannah comes!!

♥lynds